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Welcome to Waste Reduction Week

Join the Ease My Load Campaign!

kids composting their lunchroom waste

The Ease My Load Campaign invites you to take actions to reduce waste during Waste Reduction Week. Then share your actions with Canada by uploading your photos and videos with campaign mascot Atlas.

View the Ease My Load Photo Gallery and see what Canada did in 2012


Pick Your Actions and Ease Your Load!

Get inspired by some of our favourite actions or come up with your own. Get more ideas in the Get Involved section of this site!

At Home

At School

In Your Business or Organization

As a Municipality

Lug-a-reusable-mug

 

Start a Waste-Free Lunch Challenge

Ask a waste professional to conduct an educational session

Conduct a waste assessment

Carry reusable shopping bags in your bag or car 

Set up a GOOS paper system

Conduct a waste audit

Create a waste reduction action plan for your community

Donate old clothing or household items to charity

Green your school's purchasing policy

Green your organization's purchasing policy

Green your municipal procurement policy

Buy in bulk

Set up a composting system

Set up a composting system

Consider waste reduction and recycling at community events

Invest in quality goods that last longer

Ensure blue recycling bins and garbage bins are placed side-by-side in all areas of the school, so recycling is always top of mind

Ensure blue recycling bins and garbage bins are placed side-by-side in all areas of the office, so recycling is always top of mind

Host an industrial materials exchange 

 

Share Your Actions with Canada!

  1. Download the Atlas Cut-Out

    Atlas with blue recycling bin full of paper

  2. Create Photos/Videos: Incorporate your Atlas cut-out into your waste reduction activities and record it using your cellphones, digital cameras or other devices.

  3. Photos: You can upload as many as 6 photos directly to our website in Step 4.
    Note: each photo must be under 2MB in size, and all submitted photos must total
    under 8 MB.

    Videos: You can enter as many as 2 videos by uploading them to your own YouTube account. Make sure to keep the embed codes provided by YouTube. You will need them to complete your submission in Step 4. Click here to upload your videos to YouTube.

  4. Enter your submission to Ease My Load.

If you have any questions about this campaign, please contact wrw@rco.on.ca.
 

Hi, My Name Is Atlas
 

Atlas - Ease My Load Campaign graphicSince the beginning of time I have been holding planet Earth up in the heavens. For the first 4.5 billion years, it was a breeze. In the past century however, the weight of my load has been steadily increasing and it’s getting harder and harder to keep the Earth in the sky. According to the latest figures, Canadians are creating 1031 kg of waste per person each year. Over 75% of this waste is just piling up in landfills all over the country. If every Canadian took just one small action to reduce their waste, my heavy load would be greatly eased.

 

 

 

 

 


WRW in Canada - Oct. 21-27, 2013
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Recycle My Cell Waste Reduction Week in Canada gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Recycle My Cell national cell phone recycling program. Visit www.RecycleMyCell.ca for more information.
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